Divan eliminated in 9th after sick cooler

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-07-26

Divan van Wyk wakes up with Kings in the big blind, only to be crushed by Cliton Taliwanth with Aces in the small blind.

R5K Mini Main Maxi, Level 25 · 100,000/200,000

Divan van Wyk wakes up with Kings in the big blind, only to be crushed by Cliton Taliwanth with Aces in the small blind.

Ray Adam, the initial raiser, confirms he had Queens!

Preflop: Vinesh Sookdar folds; Rosche Diedericks folds; Benjamin Lingenfelder folds; Anthony Van Eeden folds; Kyle Krishnan folds; Rayhaan Adam raises to 600,000; Vishay Davnarain folds; Cliton Taliwanth raises to 2,680,000 all-in; Divan Van Wyk raises to 2,695,000 all-in; Rayhaan Adam folds

Cards: Cliton Taliwanth (A♣️ A♠️), Divan Van Wyk (K♦️ K♥️).

Board: [5♣️ 5♦️ 7♦️ T♠️ 6♥️].

Win probability for Cliton Taliwanth: 81% (preflop) → 88% (flop) → 95% (turn) → 100% (river).

With that, Divan Van Wyk is eliminated and Cliton Taliwanth drags a big pot for a net +3,295,000.